98th surah of the Quran

Surah Al-Bayyinah

The Evidence

Medinan 8 verses Juz 30
Al-Bayyinah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ ﴿١﴾

Those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters could not have left off (erring) till the clear proof came unto them,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

رَسُولٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ يَتْلُوا۟ صُحُفًۭا مُّطَهَّرَةًۭ ﴿٢﴾

A messenger from Allah, reading purified pages

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فِيهَا كُتُبٌۭ قَيِّمَةٌۭ ﴿٣﴾

Containing correct scriptures.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ ﴿٤﴾

Nor were the People of the Scripture divided until after the clear proof came unto them.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ ﴿٥﴾

And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor-due. That is true religion.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ ﴿٦﴾

Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ ﴿٧﴾

(And) lo! those who believe and do good works are the best of created beings.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

جَزَآؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًۭا ۖ رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ رَبَّهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they dwell for ever. Allah hath pleasure in them and they have pleasure in Him. This is (in store) for him who feareth his Lord.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

Al-Bayyinah Verse 1 of 8

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-Bayyinah

Surah Al-Bayyinah (البينة) is the 98th surah of the Quran. It has 8 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Medinan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed after the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, البينة, is commonly translated as “The Evidence”.

Questions about Surah Al-Bayyinah

How many verses are in Surah Al-Bayyinah?

Surah Al-Bayyinah (البينة) has 8 verses. It is the 98th surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Qadr and before Surah Az-Zalzalah, and it is found in Juz 30.

Is Surah Al-Bayyinah Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Medinan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed after the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 100 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Al-Bayyinah mean?

البينة is commonly translated as “The Evidence”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-Bayyinah in?

Surah Al-Bayyinah is in Juz' 30.

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